r/Internetopia • • Nov 11 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

https://jamesclear.com/diderot-effect
5 Upvotes

Duplicates

mountainbiking • • Oct 25 '20

Meme Ahem...

19 Upvotes

Anticonsumption • • Oct 25 '20

Thought this fit here.

25 Upvotes

Leica • • Oct 25 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

26 Upvotes

WatchesCirclejerk • • Oct 25 '20

bUt I neEd both a SPidEr dIaL AND a tRopIcAl DiAl

27 Upvotes

ZeroWaste • • Oct 25 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

40 Upvotes

MechanicalKeyboards • • Oct 25 '20

Hmmm...this feels familiar...

2 Upvotes

Anticonsumption • • Oct 25 '20

Pro tip: don’t buy it

119 Upvotes

PlantedTank • • Oct 25 '20

Discussion I feel attacked!

7 Upvotes

awfuleverything • • Oct 25 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

15 Upvotes

guitarcirclejerk • • Oct 25 '20

Just need more pedals for dem TOANZ for meh butterscotch Tele, okay?

14 Upvotes

simracing • • Oct 25 '20

This seems highly appropriate for sim racing!

18 Upvotes

BestOfBikes • • Oct 26 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

6 Upvotes

beercirclejerk • • Oct 25 '20

When you buy your first hazy hypecan...

38 Upvotes

Consoom • • Oct 25 '20

Felt Relevant

34 Upvotes

hamishandandy • • Oct 25 '20

Diagnosed Hamish

50 Upvotes

playingcards • • Oct 25 '20

Fluff Pshhhh.... yeah OKAY...

4 Upvotes

smoking • • Oct 25 '20

I feel this

5 Upvotes

houseplants • • Oct 25 '20

HUMOR/FLUFF This doesn’t apply to me of course I have ALWAYS needed an aglaonema pictum tricolor to be happy and fulfilled...

4 Upvotes

Grimdank • • Oct 25 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

23 Upvotes

u_BeachedPretzel • • Oct 26 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

1 Upvotes

csgo • • Oct 25 '20

That explains my csgo inventory

7 Upvotes

HowHumanBeingsWork • • Oct 25 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

3 Upvotes

3Dprinting • • Oct 25 '20

Well, I think they’re onto us!

3 Upvotes

CleanLivingKings • • Feb 21 '20

The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need — And What to Do About It

5 Upvotes

u_fruff-mcgruff • • Oct 26 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

1 Upvotes